State v. Rodriguez

Opinion

LAVINE, J.

The defendant, Rafael Antonio Rodriguez, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a trial to the jury, of assault in the third degree in *101violation of General Statutes § 53a-61 (a) (1) and threatening in the second degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-62.1 On appeal, the defendant claims that the court (1) improperly denied his motion to open the evidence and (2) abused its discretion in concluding that Oscar Caamano was not an unavailable witness pursuant to § 8-6 (4) of the Connecticut Code of Evidence. The defendant also claims that there was…